Sao Paulo vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Sao Paulo	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1052	$1940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2682	$4568
🏠 One person rent	$496	$1141
🏘️ Family rent	$872	$1951
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$577
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$87.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$701	$3621
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	95	33
😀 Quality of life	69	82
🏙️ Population	11.5M	543K

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 46% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 5192nd and 2194th ($1052 vs $1940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1737th in Brazil and the United States, respectively. Check Brazil vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Sao Paulo compared to 1.9 months in Tucson. Sao Paulo ranked 1st best city to live in Brazil vs Tucson ranked 202nd in the United States, while ranked 4142nd and 634th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sao Paulo vs Tucson

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	Sao Paulo	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.6	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.12	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$5.9
☕ Cappuccino	$2.55	$5.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$622	$1121
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$380	$891
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1124	$2011
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$691	$1584
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.7	$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75	$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.7	$62.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.27%	6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2855	$2738
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1938	$2462
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.5	$38.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$4.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.54	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$3.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.72	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$3.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.55	$9.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.16	$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.2	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.39	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.9	$32.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.81	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.2	$93.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.2	$45.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.9	$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$475	$1112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15428	$15639

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Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$697
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$698
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$690
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$712
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$691
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$830
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$671
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$699
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$639
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$780
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$654
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$666
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$693
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$664
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$657
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$618
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$673
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$816
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$659
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$666

Cities near Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2021
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2084
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2046
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2095
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1612
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$727
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2466
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2403
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$3031
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2320
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2491
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2349
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2447
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2417
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$813
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2448
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2332
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2371
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2340
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2523
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2481
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1977
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2344
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2365
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2322
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$881
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2353
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2341
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2348
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2598
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$982
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$850
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1760
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$965
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1911
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2757
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1602
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2021
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2245